On Saturday, California Chrome will run in the Belmont Stakes and could become the first Triple Crown winner in 36 years.

Excitement for the race is building in Yuba City, the hometown of the horse's co-owners, Perry and Denise Martin. The town, 50 miles south of Chico, is planning a huge downtown viewing party for Saturday's big race.

Yuba City residents who never watched horsing racing before, will be watching the Belmont.

On Saturday at 10 a.m. Plumas Street in downtown Yuba City will be closed to traffic. Two large monitors will be set up to allow people to gather and watch the Belmont. City officials expect a crowd of about 15,000 people to gather for the viewing party.

Business owners like Cashalyn Gillis are adorning their storefronts with purple and green, the colors worn by California Chrome and jockey Victor Espinoza.

"We want to support this horse," said Gillia. "It's a great story in the making, and we want to be a part of it."